KZN police warns parents to keep a close eye on their children this festive season - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

  • 📰 SABCNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 30 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 15%
  • Publisher: 51%

Canada News News

Canada Canada Latest News,Canada Canada Headlines

KwaZulu-Natal police have issued a warning to parents to be cautious during the festive season, as child abduction syndicates are operating in public spaces.

The 2022 Strategic Organised Crime Risk Assessment report by SAPS indicates that the province has the second-highest number of kidnappings of adults and children in the country.According to UNICEF, it is estimated that 1.2 million children are trafficked every year.

Police have sounded the alarm on child kidnapping syndicates – using the festive period as an opportunity to snatch children from unsuspecting parents. Shopping centres, beaches and tourist areas are hotspots. KZN Police say the province has seen numerous child abduction cases in recent years. During the festive season – SAPS has launched several safety initiatives with the aim to increase police visibility in key areas.

Children’s rights organisation, Operation Bobbi Bear, says during the festive period they are inundated with cases of mostly children who are victims of abuse.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

TygranW

Can KZNSAPS do something about this.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 37. in CA

Canada Canada Latest News, Canada Canada Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Sadtu in KwaZulu-Natal calls for thorough investigation into murder of a school principal - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.Teachers' union SADTU in KwaZulu-Natal is calling for a thorough investigation into the murder of a school principal. Most homicide cases in KZN just end up being cold cases
Source: SABCNews - 🏆 37. / 51 Read more »